CNS & PNS Flashcards
1
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Spinal Cord
A
Connects brain to cns
2
Q
MEDULLA
A
Controls autonomic functions eg. breathing, digestion, and movement.
Right below PONS and above BRAIN STEM
3
Q
CEREBELLUM
A
Refined movement and balance
4
Q
PONS
A
Sleeping, arousal, located below mid-brain, part of teh brain stem
5
Q
MID-BRAIN
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Controls vision, motor control, temperature info and motor contol
6
Q
DIENCEPHALON
A
Bigger, right above the mid-brain
relays sensory information
important for hoeostasis
7
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Visceral Nervous System
A
-Motor axons on smooth muscle
-Cardiac glands
-Splits into Sympathetic: fight or flight instinct and
Parasympathetic: rest and digestion
